I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind - and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.

If the truth contradicts deeply held beliefs that is too bad.

The essence of humanity's spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth and discovered another. Is there a way to erase the dilemma to resolve the contradictions between the transcendentalist and the empiricist world views?

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions do not try to break them but bend them with gentleness and time.

When I write down my thoughts they do not escape me. This action makes me remember my strength which I forget at all times. I educate myself proportionately to my captured thought. I aim only to distinguish the contradiction between my mind and nothingness.

I've come to the conclusion that beautiful women in the West aren't comfortable finding strength in their femininity. They want to do masculine-oriented things to establish their femininity. It's a contradiction.

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.

To the indefinite uncertain mind of the American radical the most contradictory ideas and methods are possible. The result is a sad chaos in the radical movement a sort of intellectual hash which has neither taste nor character.

Contradictory to my religion I think is journalism.

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them.

Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims.

That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

Good morning is a contradiction of terms.

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise it is said and principles should never be compromised.

Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.

The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it.

Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would be worth more than volumes of mere assertions and contradictions.

In formal logic a contradiction is the signal of defeat but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.

As liberty and intelligence have increased the people have more and more revolted against the theological dogmas that contradict common sense and wound the tenderest sensibilities of the soul.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory even more are false and most are uncertain.